पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 17, 2036 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.31 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।

कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति।।9.31।।
"9.31 He shall attain spirituality ere long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. O Arjuna! Believe me, My devotee is never lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.13°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra141.72°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala359.64°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha257.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.83°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra310.21°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani112.52°KarkaAśleṣā P2

Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:46 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:56 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:42 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 30 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 29 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:34 – 16:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:46 – 17:10
Amṛta Kāla16:31 – 18:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:12 – 14:23
Yamaganda07:15 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla09:38 – 10:49
Varjyam07:39 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:15 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:27 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:38 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:01 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:01 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:12 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:23 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:34 – 16:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:46 – 18:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:34 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:23 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:12 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:01 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:38 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:27 – 07:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876244.27
Julian Day2464709.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3565°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.97°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.3565°), declination -20.85°, EoT -10.03 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2036-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)